북극곰

Korean

Etymology

북극(北極) (Bukgeuk, “North Pole”) +‎ 곰 (gom, “bear”). Compare Chinese 北極熊 / 北极熊 (běijíxióng), Japanese 北極熊 (hokkyokuguma), Vietnamese gấu Bắc Cực, all of which literally mean “Arctic bear”.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [puk̚k͈ɯk̚k͈o̞m]
• Phonetic hangul: [북끅꼼]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	Bukgeukgom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	Buggeuggom
McCune–Reischauer?	Pukkŭkkom
Yale Romanization?	puk.kuk.kom

Noun

북극곰 • (bukgeukgom)

1. a polar bear

Synonyms

• 흰곰 (huin'gom)